Follow the Water

When I was named to lead the Mars Program on March 28, 2000, the program was driven to no small degree by the desire to return a sample of Mars soil and rock to Earth as quickly as possible. This focus on returning a Mars sample was driven primarily by news and opinions surrounding the Allan Hills m...

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Published inExploring Mars p. 52
Main Author Hubbard, Scott
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published United States University of Arizona Press 01.02.2012
Subjects
Aerospace engineering
Applied sciences
Astrobiology
Astronomical objects
Astronomy
Astrophysics
Celestial mechanics
Computer engineering
Computer science
Engineering
Inner planets
Mars
Mechanical engineering
Meteorites
Meteoroids
Orbits
Physical sciences
Planets
Software engineering
Structural engineering
Systems engineering
Technology
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Summary:When I was named to lead the Mars Program on March 28, 2000, the program was driven to no small degree by the desire to return a sample of Mars soil and rock to Earth as quickly as possible. This focus on returning a Mars sample was driven primarily by news and opinions surrounding the Allan Hills meteorite, ALH84001, found in Antarctica in 1984. There are now more than ninety-five of these so-called SNC (shergottite, nakhlite, chassigny) meteorites. These meteorites are known to come from Mars because the analysis of the trapped gases inside them matches exactly the atmosphere of
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